Book Cover Is Done! High Stakes = Demanding Creative Process

l can’t wait for this book. Slideology was a life changer for me . . and my clients who are getting better more effective presentations

Love it Nancy! Hard to imagine the work that had to go into deciding on just the cover. Mahalo for giving so much of yourself to us. ~Yvonne

I like option 1 best

Wow! Beautiful cover. I prefer option 1 because of the presence of human being, but option 3 with it’s organic forms is an excellent choice. I can’t wait to read it. I hope it is a good as slide:ology

I feel like I shouldn’t complain about the design as I couldn’t make it any better, but somehow I think you guys could do better … !
In the end of the day we will all buy it anyway!!

Awesome! It’s great to get a little glimpse into the creative process and to see some of the different paths you traveled. It had to be difficult to scrap an idea that you put so much work and effort into. Too often we see the final product and don’t recognize how much time, energy and emotion went into creating it. Can’t wait to see the book…!

By the way, you mentioned the next book already… Will book # 3 be on Creativity…?

I would definitely go with #3

Oh wait, you already chose #3 ha. I should read the whole post before speaking.

I’m glad you went with it. This last options has good legs.

Love them all, but LOVE #3 best!

I liked the red one at the top with the 4 people in it. There is something I like about the red cover more than the blue. Also maybe if the blue was a solid color and not look like a pair of faded jeans it would be better.

But I really don’t think #2 or #3 are the right story for this book.

3 was my favorite.

I deeply appreciate the fact that you went the extra 100 miles on this one to create a unique cover. I think your final color choice is perfect for the content. While my etherial side much prefers option #1, I do think Option #3 is best for a broader audience. Congratulations on the excellent work! Your path is a huge inspiration to me.

I agree with Steve:
“It’s great to get a little glimpse into the creative process”
It was wonderful watching how this has evolved
Thanks for sharing and having us, the audience, help you decide!
looking forward to opening it now

I look forward to purchasing this book.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, Nancy. I used to hate working in PowerPoint. And I am still not a fan of the application. But I have drastically changed my opinion of presentations.

Thank you for the way you inspire us all not only as designers of presentations, but designers of communication.

Please make you subtitle bigger. Think of what it going to look like in postage stamp size on Amazon.

Option 3 is (imho) a good choice. I particularly like that you use a different color and decided against silhouettes but still apply a background with a texture similar to the slide:ology cover. This way the new book is sufficiently distinct from “slide:ology” without loosing the visual connection to its predecessor.

However, I would rethink the way you write the subtitle. At the moment it is hard to read when each word is on a separate line and unimportant words like “that” get emphasized too much. Why not have the subtitle on two lines?

Present visual stories
that transform audiences

instead of

Present
visual
stories
that
transform
audiences

Thank you for sharing your design process.

To quote a very wise man that lived long ago, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”

I like option #1, it has people. Option #3 looks like Lynda Weinman’s (lynda.com) early book cover style.

Loved your first book and can’t wait to purchse the new one.
Let us know when we can pre-order.
Thanks “Nancy and the Crew”

Hello there. I am a huge fan of yours, directed your way by Garr Reynolds. I am looking forward to reading and using your book and I would prefer to see cover one of your final drafts, it catches the “transform audiences” part of the title and visualizes the process of engaging someone who starts listening in mental absence. I like that.

Cover two reminds me too much of a physics textbook and cover three doesn’t resonate at all with me.

Best regards and thanks for your hard work and your great ideas!

I’d agree with jmeyer, the subtitle does not read well and his suggestion is good.

Otherwise I’m sure my Amazon account will be hit again (presuming that it’ll be available over here in Europe).

Hi Nancy,
I really enjoyed your first book and cannot wait for the next one. My only suggestion is Option 3 but in the same colour as your first book, a consistant look for a series.

I would have tried to go for a beautiful infographic that outlined the contents of the book. BTW, it may have looked like Godin’s book but I think your version of the crowd cover is more successful.

I didn’t get to participate in the vote, but like all three covers. I agree that the subtitle should have larger text, but I like the approach of one word on each line. When is the book due to be published??? I am looking forward to coming to Duarte Designs in May for your workshop. Keep up the great creative work!